title: Unit activity of the medial wall of the frontal cortex during delayed performance in rats.
abstract: Unit activity from the medial frontal cortex was studied in rats during delayed performance on the U-shaped maze. Most units sampled responded to more than one event in the experimental sequence. Spatio-selective units suggest that this area is involved in short-term memory. Several types of spatio-selective units were recorded. Specific responses of spatio-selective units appear linked with a level of training. A possible role of the medial wall for goal-directed behavior based on probability prognosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Higher Nervous Activity, Leningrad State University, U.S.S.R.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Batuev
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Kursina
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Shutov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D012153:Retention, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*